The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-25

amtBe. Some two or throo years ago tho ma
jority Of tho taxpayers Of Harrison county. OF
which Corydon IL the county seat wore seri-
ously displeased with tho state Of affairs In
the various county Offices. On several occa-
stone they politely called upon the County
Commissioners to institute an Investigation.
Tho Commissioners ignored all this. and then
an Investigation was peremptorily demanded.
Tho obdurate Commissioners treated this
with the same cool contempt. Then. ono
night, Q body Of men, numbering nearly q
hundred. waited on tho various Commissioners
at their homes and notified them that unless
Would Be- trouble. TRese men ali wore caps
s ans oIss 81 The sses
Sispieas,ns % the White Ssps Vat q th S FOL;
Was de S and Il lie poIitcs Of the county
were almost entirely Tevolytionized. From
ali yiolstors Of law and morality. and their
method Of punishmentEthat Of whipping.
SOON became popular IN tho adjoining counties;
those white-masked regulators. however. there
spEang into existspSe other organtikations that
i s Sus sps sss
Nrongs and spites 4 must 30 acknoyledHed
q nf s's ep sns
have punished has fully mertsd It: every
hs Ky gpsSb 61s been Wa nasaSgS ss
tsTteit White Gaps never Committed aRy
Sains Just a and honorable to an sStent very
Thus Il Il that IN certain parts Of this territory
sas
sDs %b s sps sna hs ms
wrongs committed by their reckless imitators.
Lying not faI from M.reneo. station on
e 81 o1 raw r county ana less than hsi milo
from Harrison county, Is one Wll TX TEottsr .
drunk, which was ss often % he could obtain
s sSay xsSSus f SSoy a nht y
quite large party exslsnS him The Ehs 9aSsd
white cape and I %Fasks In HE honor
tsss, s sHR ss spp IT,. w sa
lnS. Then i. Snssins hin, The iesdsS siippsd
nss WIZ %nnss
%fs TIE %Sney yo1 erns And
and. had not. Trotter's sister.in- Jaw, sent thu;
showed 1t to a few other confidential friends,
the circumstanee would never have become
known. for Trotter and his devoted wife have
sistaPf1 humorous Se pSase Is said OCCURRED
ds sHG at
asa. the yissl@ lives there, Il l. likely that his
Occurred. 30 had positive orders, however. to
q haro 0tvon In hfQ own lRn0uAQ0t
sedsn w wn9 Z
Wood. en- my vile On sister ustsr hsv 70 help
wSes
lick blases outen me. Well, this summer hev
ddns get any ca ON Monaay nxs
vent hee out TSsre %ss sSoae en- men
sereheif siss around Biz arm S 70 show tSss he
tied mo thess. Then the leader said: jerry.
we tole YOU ter GIT IN your winter wood this
d to n she SsEs sss
she hiil On chop and load your WAGON on YOU viii
a a @ hs on wss S
5 Ss hs . !Ss Eyer YER seSs all
XoIye drunk s enough this SUMNER 1s
Ses,S &. asTss Rss IL IN
CAD en- went to work they kept me hsS 1I
e Endep to
Gentlemen. when work my horses all day
rub then them down en- give them en- Si goSd fsed
viii sys sssS rubin down. en- you kin set
hsgg ia ~ srss sso4H Gin sse
sAsss dd seq ss s ss
shall never come back here agin. Do know
IF sS tn DID wi sSulf 7s s tel
,TSs Nassau -, case a yas The rs. .s call public
never been correctly explained ! wy here
,ss. q Ss.sss q sh ss
farm. near Marengo. He was then
s supposed s,a,t 70 30 grEmhinent member q
iasors Similar y to The White csps z But reR he
e esa SHeyyoe ws Sm h her ws and SmsS
the admiration. secured. .. divorce Rom her
husband, Nasseau furnishing her with the
MSrensS and Vicinity regarded this s as rank
Hnnoyansss 70 force him 10 leave the country.
10 remained on his farm. however. OCCASION
ally VISITING his divorced wife. and remaining
over night with her. This was the STRAW that
the dromedsFISy's spine: Nasseau aud
ON certain night. Now Nasseau is
. stalwart man, and has brother, Henry.
VT. Masses Sssssau wssises 40 pound. and
ponnd. 30 Mr. and Mrs NSss nsss iS S
Henry to spend the evening with them to help
entertain the White Caps. Henry came, and
:hrse heavy hickory wagon stakes, were So
non In white caps and white masks called.
The door was promptly opened at their knock.
and they hled into q dark room. Then the
battle began. For fifteen minutes there was q
sound of crashing clubs, intermingled with the
occasional fash and crack OF q revolver.
The White Caps Ned, leaving seven OF their
number on the floor. Henry Nassau was dam
ysropsly shot through the hips. but John and
Ills Amazon wifo were unhurt. The two
mounted guard over their prisoners, and, as |
asst as one Eegained CONSEQUENCES. he Was nut |
% sleep with crack on the skull Mrs. Mas |
eau aiterward declared that 1t was more fun |
han protracted meetin,"
he house. pretending TO be officers, and ar |
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